John Moreland shakes off the sadness, brings more optimistic music to State Room
Recently, a Twitter user suggested that John Moreland may be in jeopardy of losing his title of country music’s saddest songwriter, and Moreland was fine with that. “Good. I ain’t country,” Moreland...
View ArticleUte women heading to Italy for first overseas trip under Lynne Roberts
The Utah women’s basketball team will travel through Italy with stops in Rome, Florence, Venice and Como from Saturday to Aug. 15.The team will play three games during the trip.It marks the first...
View ArticlePrep football: Layton Lancers preview
Coaches often come to rue decisions made in championship games, but it also can happen a few rungs shy of that.Take the case of Layton in 2016. Coach Jim Batchelor said his Lancers went “from first to...
View ArticleAnother shooting death in Salt Lake's homeless district
A man shot late Thursday in a suspected dispute over drug-dealing territory in downtown Salt Lake City’s homeless district had died.Salt Lake City police Detective Greg Wilking said police located and...
View ArticleThanks to ‘Sister Wives,’ season 3 of 'Escaping Polygamy' goes to the Utah...
When the new season of ”Escaping Polygamy” premieres Monday, fans can expect another slate of people — mostly young ones — weighing whether to leave polygamous households. This season also will have a...
View ArticleGehrke: As long as Teflon Trump drives the partisan divide, his popularity in...
It would be an understatement to say that, six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, Margaret Ernstrom doesn’t like what she’s seeing.“He behaves like a teenager who needs to have his phone taken...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Pre-emptively censoring 'Confederate' is un-American
Efforts to force HBO to cancel “Confederate” years before the series goes into production are not just misguided, they’re downright un-American.“We believe the time to speak up is now before the show...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: How Hot Is It?
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleIn radio interview, Utah Jazz president drops hints on new Nike jersey designs
Steve Starks can hear the toes tapping.The people want to see some uniforms.It was one of the topics the Utah Jazz president discussed on a Wednesday radio interview on 1280 The Zone — arguably the...
View ArticleCan Daggett County become Utah’s latest recreation powerhouse? Maybe with...
Despite state interest in throwing a financial lifeline to a struggling rural county, a state board balked at giving money to pay for planning a trail network over fears the money would further hurt...
View ArticleSalt Lake County Councilman Max Burdick jumps into crowd running to be recorder
A Republican from Sandy is hoping to leave his elected seat on the Salt Lake County Council to take over the office responsible for tracking and recording real-estate transactions and land ownership in...
View ArticlePrep football: Green Canyon Wolves preview
After bringing the Sky View football program back to prominence in recent years, coach Craig Anhder decided to start from scratch at Green Canyon High School in North Logan.While there certainly are...
View Article’Pharma Bro’ Shkreli is convicted at securities fraud trial
New York • Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma Bro” persona on social media, was convicted Friday on federal charges...
View Article‘Our children are dying’ — Lawmaker urges state school board to update...
Against a backdrop of surging youth suicide rates in Utah, the success of the SafeUT app — a new suicide-prevention and school-safety hotline — has “exceeded our wildest expectations,” Sandy Republican...
View Article‘It’s not safe down there’ — 3rd homicide in 2 weeks near homeless shelter...
Two Honduran drug dealers had a dispute Thursday night that left one of them dead at the corner of 200 South and 500 West — ground zero for heroin deals in Salt Lake City.The dispute did not surround...
View ArticleJudge sends leader of Utah foreclosure relief scam to prison
A federal judge sent one of the ringleaders of a Utah-based mortgage modification fraud to prison for seven years.U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball also sentenced Chad Gettel, 41, of Salt Lake City, to...
View ArticleSome claims dismissed, but key ones remain, in Dillon Taylor lawsuit against...
The family of Dillon Taylor — who was shot and killed in 2014 by a Salt Lake City police officer — narrowed their lawsuit against the city on Friday. The family agreed with Salt Lake City to dismiss...
View ArticleReport: Sexually transmitted infections remain the top reported diseases in...
For the third year running, the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia is the top reported disease in Salt Lake County, a new report shows.Gonorrhea, which is also sexually transmitted, was second,...
View ArticleAsk Ann Cannon: Roommates are driving me up the wall with their nonstop baby...
Dear Ann Cannon • Let me start by saying that my new roommates seem like nice people. I’ve had many roommates in the past, so I’ve seen a lot of different roommate quirks. Usually, I find the little...
View ArticleUtah running back Armand Shyne, now healthy, eager to pick up where he left off
Armand Shyne shifted his weight back and forth, first from his from his right leg featuring a hefty brace, then to his left. He glanced around the practice field behind the Eccles Football Center. He...
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